Making a Name Across the Seas
"That's great! I'll be waiting for you in the New World, hehehehe!"
A wild laugh, as powerful as a lion's, filled the air. Golden Lion Shiki looked at the newspaper he had received and laughed heartily.
"Haha, I want to marry him!" Big Mom laughed loudly in the giant Whole Cake Chateau of the Whole Cake Island Totto Land.
"Little guy, don't be too arrogant. If you want to become the overlord of the sea, you'd better come up to us first." The other overlords of the sea were somewhat disdainful, but they were already on guard. They all planned to watch the footage of tomorrow's battle to determine the authenticity of the contents of the newspaper. If it was true, then they would be facing a powerful opponent.
"Baboon, what are you doing? That's quite a big deal! For a Devil Fruit, you're really daring!" In the North Blue, Doflamingo grinned excitedly, raising his head and laughing loudly. "Your strength is truly impressive. It seems my strength isn't enough. I shouldn't lack funds next time, but I'll need to make another trip for this."
Teach's displayed strength made him feel a great sense of urgency, realizing that his own strength was still somewhat lacking. Just from the information in the newspaper, he could see the huge gap between his strength and Teach's. However, if he really wanted to know Teach's strength, he would have to watch tomorrow's footage.
Furthermore, he needs to handle such transactions personally to avoid revealing his identity. If he were to entrust them to his subordinates, the loss would be enormous if they were discovered or stolen.
"Honestly, they didn't even tell me about this. I wouldn't have informed the higher-ups." Queen Stephanie of Phantom Street was somewhat angry, and at the same time, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. The Kraken Kingdom was a powerful nation in the West Blue, and it had been destroyed just like that.
I turned on the Den Den Mushi and dialed Teach's number, but the Den Den Mushi didn't respond at all.
"No signal, it must be blocked. But the Night Pirates don't have that kind of ability, so it must be..." Stephanie's gaze sharpened as the name of a country flashed through her mind, "The Tiresfa Kingdom. Only it has the ability to block all news. There's no news about the Tiresfa Kingdom in the newspapers. But what role does the Tiresfa Kingdom play in this?"
"Perhaps the Tiresfa Kingdom has already completely reclaimed the Kraken Kingdom."
Stephanie couldn't help but smile, finding it quite amusing. She knew about CP0's influence and plans regarding Karnosfa Island, and now it seemed they had failed.
For some reason, she liked this feeling very much, as if she had broken free of shackles. Even if the interests of the World Government were harmed, she wouldn't care too much.
"But what about trust between people? That bastard didn't even tell me that these Devil Fruits were still in my hands. He should have just said he didn't want them." The thought of knowing nothing about it, even though it was supposed to be a cooperative relationship, made him seethe with resentment.
"As expected of Teach, we'll be able to set sail soon." On a Beast Island in the New World, a strong young man looked at the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Beside him stood another young man, shorter than him, but with ruthless eyes, cold as a snake.
The two boys were Mobius and Wos. They had been training on this Beast Island for several months and their strength had greatly increased.
"Yes, but the situation in the New World will soon become chaotic, and the timing of our departure may be wrong." Wos calmly analyzed. The New World is now the era of pirates. In order to fight for the title of Sea Emperor, wars have broken out in some areas. The current peace is only temporary. Once those Great Pirate recover, it will not take more than a few months for the entire New World to become even more chaotic.
"It's alright. We can stay in a weaker sea area, avoiding the territories of those dominant powers. We also need to hide our Devil Fruit abilities to avoid being targeted. This way, we can hone our combat skills. If all else fails, we can ask Mostima for help and go to their side." Mobius was certainly not a fool. The New World was not a place where they could act recklessly. They had to be cautious when necessary.
"Alright." Wos nodded. "Then let's continue the fight."
Having said that, a fighting spirit ignited within him, and in the next instant, he concealed all his aura and vanished from the spot.
Loya and Anne naturally saw this important news as well. Anne had joined the Sess Island Guard. The wealthy Sess Island was being targeted by some pirates, and the New World, which was about to become even more chaotic, was also impacting Sess Island.
Anne's formidable strength has made her a rising star on Sess Island.
The title "Queen Anne" began to circulate from this time onward.
Loya has also joined Mostima's side and begun the battle, and now she is known as the "Thorn Woman".
Meanwhile, on White Sand Island, the headquarters of the White Bird Pirates remained unchanged, but Mostima was now Great Pirate with a bounty of 680 million.
In the empty conference room, unlike usual, two terrifying figures appeared.
Thick golden hair, a pair of large, curved golden horns, a body eight meters tall, and an aura of terror like that of Fierce God.
Just sitting here makes one feel immense pressure.
Behind him stood a shorter, but still seven-meter-tall, muscular figure, clad in animal skins, with thick arms and white fur, resembling a savage. His scarlet pupils stared at the strangers, flashing with intense killing intent.
Aside from Mostima and a few others, they were so frightened that their bodies trembled involuntarily.
"They are not enemies, Sarika," the blond man sitting on the sofa said.
Upon hearing his words, the savage behind him closed his eyes, which relieved the others.
The two monsters that appeared were Ares, who had been on Beast Island for a long time. After such a long battle, Ares' aura had become increasingly terrifying.
Even Mostima could feel the immense pressure emanating from him. Glancing at the guy behind Ares, it must be that one, Mostima realized something.
Ares had a Human- Human-Human Fruit in his hand, Devil Fruit in Savage form; it seems that the monster behind him ate it.
It took Ares a lot of effort to completely subdue Sarika. Ares 'Sarika true form was an Earth Dragon, similar to a giant lizard, but covered in armor. It was enormous, with a hard shell, and possessed immense strength. After a battle, Ares set his sights on this Earth Dragon.
However, this Earth Dragon was stubborn and refused to submit. They spent a long time fighting it out. In the end, Ares used his absolute power to completely subdue the Earth Dragon and made it eat the Devil Fruit that Teach had given him. Then he named it Sarika.
Looking at the newspaper in his hand and seeing the familiar figure on it, Ares's body trembled involuntarily. It was a tremor of excitement. Teach had gained even greater power, and he couldn't wait to fight Teach again.
"Let's wait, wait for tomorrow's footage," Ares said, closing his eyes.
Mostima nodded and sat down to wait as well, since there was nothing else to do anyway.
It would be better to wait for Teach's combat footage. After all, they hadn't seen each other for so long, and he wanted to see which companions Teach had recruited.
"Marine Headquarters, what's going on? Such a major incident has occurred, and our navy hasn't received a single word!" Marshal Kong shouted angrily.
Everyone present held a World Economic News Report, their eyes filled with astonishment.
In short, this happened too suddenly, without any warning, and their navy was completely unprepared.
"A young monster, only eighteen years old, how terrifying, this vast sea." Borsalino put the newspaper on the table, crossed his legs, and smiled nonchalantly.
"I didn't expect that after such a long period of silence, you would actually accomplish something so significant." Kuzan's gaze was somewhat solemn.
There were many similar comments, and the entire conference room was in chaos and noise, but none of these were the answers Kong was looking for.
Amidst the noise, a snoring sound was also heard, which sounded particularly jarring in such a serious meeting. Everyone fell silent, their eyes fixed on the direction from which the snoring was coming.
The naval Garp the Hero was sitting in his seat, eyes closed, fast asleep, snoring loudly as if afraid no one would hear him.
Upon seeing this, Sengoku frowned and stood up angrily.
"Garp, please be mindful of the occasion!"
"Huh?" Garp was awakened by Sengoku's voice. He felt someone calling him and was a little groggy. He stretched and said, "What's wrong? Sengoku, the meeting is over, can we go now?"
After saying that, he tried to get up and leave.
"Damn it, Garp! The meeting isn't over yet. Sit down and don't you dare fall asleep!"
"Alright, let's continue then." Garp chuckled, picked his nose, then took out a bag of senbei from his drawer, tore it open, and started eating it in large bites.
Sengoku was helpless in the face of Garp's behavior, but Garp gave him face and listened to his advice.
Then, his gaze fell on Vice Admiral Tsuru.
"We already have some intelligence, but because the entire Karnosfa Island is under blockade, that intelligence cannot be transmitted immediately," Tsurumi said calmly as all eyes fell on him. "And besides the Tiresfa Kingdom, no other power can blockade the entire Karnosfa Island."
"And now, the Tiresfa Kingdom has completely occupied the Kraken Kingdom."
"Have they colluded with pirates? A country like that should just be wiped out." Upon hearing this information, Sakazuki said coldly, his tone revealing a hint of anger.
"Sakazuki, don't be so presumptuous!" Sengoku's sudden angry shout surprised everyone, even Sakazuki was momentarily stunned.
"There is currently no evidence to suggest that the Tiresfa Kingdom has colluded with the Night Pirates. Moreover, the Kraken Kingdom was Tiresfa Kingdom's territory over a hundred years ago, and it is only right that it be taken back. Our navy has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Affiliated Nation," Tsuru said calmly.
"Furthermore, the Tiresfa Kingdom is different from the kingdoms you usually encounter. It is a true world power, and even if three Admiral are dispatched, it will be difficult to take down the Tiresfa Kingdom."
"According to the intelligence transmitted, the next prince of the Tiresfa Kingdom, Catrotzer von Meinz, possesses the qualities of a king with Conqueror's Haki. He is also a monster who is Logia-type Air-Air Fruit user. In the New World, he would be a ruler. You can imagine the strength of the Tiresfa Kingdom. It would be a big mistake to regard it as an ordinary country."
"Even if they are colluding, it's not our navy's place to get involved."
Since it wasn't their navy's turn, the World Government was the one that naturally had to step in.
The naval personnel present all understood the situation, and at the same time, fell silent. Some of them were only now realizing that such a powerful nation and force existed in the world.
"Let's skip the matter of the Tiresfa Kingdom for now and turn to the Night Pirates. What should we do about the Night Pirates?" Kong asked next, skipping over the previous topic.
"The threat is immense. Regardless of whether Morgans exaggerated, the Night Pirates pose a huge threat to our Navy. The average age of their officers is no more than twenty, and their overall strength is formidable. It is said that the Night Pirates' ships also possess various training methods for physical techniques, swordsmanship, the Marine Six Styles, and Two types of Haki. Once they mature, they will definitely be a huge threat," Sengoku said in a deep voice. With his discerning eye, he could judge Teach's approximate strength just by looking at these photos.
However, he still underestimated him. A few photos were not enough to fully demonstrate Teach's strength, and he was far too inadequate.
"Damn it, pirates!" Upon hearing about the Marine Six Styles, some marines were furious. These were the Navy's treasures, and now they were being used to help pirates become stronger.
"Possessing Conqueror's Haki, coupled with the newly acquired powerful Dark-Dark Fruit, his strength has greatly increased. His departure from the Whitebeard Pirates, his recruitment of powerful companions, and his creation of his own pirate crew demonstrate his immense ambition. Coming from the New World, he also possesses a vision surpassing that of other pirates. Just like his plan to destroy the Kraken Kingdom for this Devil Fruit, all of this is purposeful; we cannot allow him to continue to grow stronger."
Compared to Sengoku, Strategist Tsuru's assessment was more objective. In her eyes, the Night Pirates posed a greater threat because she had met Teach once and knew from that time that Marshall D. Teach was a smart man on the Night Pirates' ship.
This intelligent person was naturally someone she considered intelligent, just like Doflamingo; such a person was more threatening than ordinary pirates.
"In that case, let's leave it for now and hold another meeting tomorrow after we've seen the battle footage." Seeing this, Kong made the decision. Once they saw the battle footage, they would have a clear understanding of Teach's strength.